Dear Safranim, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research has just eliminated its entire library staff, citing financial constraints. This article in the Forward by Aiden Pink provides more information: https://forward.com/news/national/438538/yivo-yiddish-library/ Concerned parties are asked to read and sign a letter to the YIVO Board calling for "the immediate reinstatement of the library staff, and for more financial transparency, and accountability, to the scholarly community that carries on this work". Here is a link to the letter: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1It_zJlvk2yoGCqRi7UBR8Rei_IEv6Q5X4qWAWL039Mo/edit?fbclid=IwAR2J59SWBAMnQFjrJi4k3lxJcLQNvzy-mnlCqig49pWmCGvSE6nuJuG_6nE At the top there is a link to a brief form to fill out to add your signature.
Sincerely, -- *Amanda (Miryem-Khaye) Seigel* Librarian Dorot Jewish Division, Room 111 The New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building 476 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10018 212.930.0601 | x20601 nypl.org www.nypl.org/locations/divisions/jewish-division
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